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OVERALL - Like most folks reading this, I read many other reviews before purchasing this one. We are completely satisfied that we got exactly what we were looking for here. We wanted the look of a fireplace without the mess (wood), installation costs (wood/gas) or ongoing cost to run it (pellet/wood/gas) either. I won't use it for heat for 9 months of the year, but I still get the look anytime I want. It is also clearly a centerpiece now in my house. Starting it with a remote control is a nice bonus too as I used to carry in the wood... that I had to order...and stack...in the snow...start the fire...etc. HEAT / LOOK - The high heat setting is enough to make a noticeable different in the room - especially on a lazy Sunday where it might be on for 5 hours at a time. Think of it as a ceramic heater with a little fan. Everyone who has seen it has positive comments about the realistic look and have also said the heat could be felt in the room. REALISTIC - I thought to include a video would be most helpful to those wondering about the "realistic" looking fire. This was just a plain wall before I started. I framed in for a Hearth/fireplace/mantle TV and then I used stone and oak to give it the look I wanted. Included some pictures of the build INSTALLATION / COST - It was very easy to install if you have basic framing skills and honestly (outside of the TV cost) only cost me about $1700 to build everything you see in the video with quality stone and solid oak qualities. That includes a new 20 amp dedicated line, fireplace, framing material, hardiebacker, mortar, stone. Full disclosure here - I do have some nice tools to make that happen too though. This would easily cost me $8k if I had to install a wood or gas fireplace - and around $12k if I had to have someone else do it all.